Projects

Synthesis and Analysis of Organic Hydroperoxide by PTR-MS

Lead Institution

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Principal Investigator

Thomas Karl

Project type

Exploratory Research

The aim of this proposal is to synthesize a few select organic hydroperoxides relevant to atmospheric chemistry and to measure them in the gas phase by Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry…

Microscopic Studies of Hydration and Corrosion in Nuclear Materials Disposition

Lead Institution

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Stephen Joyce

Project type

Exploratory Research

The processing and packaging of excess nuclear materials are addressed in several DOE standards. Two critical issues during long term storage are pressurization and corrosion of the container. …

Highly accurate atomistic quantum chemical to coarse grained study of DNA and RNA

Lead Institution

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Principal Investigator

Pavel Hobza

Project type

Exploratory Research

The project is focused on study of physical and chemical properties of DNA and RNA at scales ranging from atomistic quantum chemistry to mesoscopic coarse-grained description by means of advanced…

Scanning probe microscope observation of anatase TiO2 films

Lead Institution

Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology

Principal Investigator

Hiroshi Onishi

Project type

Exploratory Research

Anatase TiO2 is an important material for photo- and magneto-functional applications. Little is known on the structure and reactivity of its surfaces, whereas another popymorph of TiO2 (rutile) has…

SEM and SIMS analysis of organic semiconductor films
grown using liquid crystal solvents

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

David Patrick

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to use EMSL facilities to perform scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) analysis of approximately 10 ? 20 samples consisting of thin films of the…

SEM and SIMS analysis of organic semiconductor films
grown using liquid crystal solvents

Lead Institution

Western Washington University

Principal Investigator

David Patrick

Project type

Exploratory Research

We propose to use EMSL facilities to perform scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) analysis of approximately 10 ? 20 samples consisting of thin films of the…

Membrane Introduction Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry

Lead Institution

University of Innsbruck

Principal Investigator

Elena Boscaini

Project type

Exploratory Research

We will be using the EMSL PTR-MS to study the interaction of a range of volatile organic compounds with several types of polymer membranes.

Determination of the structure and properties of NaAlH4 Hydrogen Storage Materials

Lead Institution

Purdue University

Principal Investigator

Anter El-azab

Project type

Exploratory Research

The objective of this project is to relate the structure of NaAlH4 materials to the hydrogen storage capacity and reversibility. Specific objectives will be to examine the location and chemical form…

Characterization of heat treated Silicon Carbide specimens using Scaning Electron Microscopy.

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Maxime Guinel

Project type

Exploratory Research

A number of SiC solid specimens (about 15mm square in size and 2mm thick) have been heat treated at temperatures of 1000 degrees Celcius for a duration of one hour and let to cool down to room…

HP Itanium II Cluster Software Development and Application Porting

Lead Institution

Hewlett-Packard Company

Principal Investigator

Werner Hahn

Project type

Exploratory Research

This team will continue work on the development and testing of the HP Cluster Administration Package (CAP) software currently used on the EMSL HPCS2 computer system. Work will be concentrated in the…

Analysis of Iron Mineralogy of clay sediments exposed to reducing conditions

Lead Institution

Idaho National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Cooper

Project type

Exploratory Research

Iron associated with sedimentary iron oxide and clay minerals is a ubiquitous source of Fe(3) for assimilatory and dissimilatory microbial Fe-reduction. Previous data has shown that (i) microbial…

3-D Imaging of the photosynthetic bacterium, Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Lead Institution

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Principal Investigator

Ronald Mackenzie

Project type

Exploratory Research

The aim is to obtain a 3-D imaging of Rhodobacter sphaeroides as part of a team effort to make an "electronic cell" Alice Dohnalkova will obtain electron microscope images of the organism…

Microbial Reduction of Iron in Sedimentary Clays:
Implications for Subsurface Microbial Ecology and Bioremediation

Lead Institution

Miami University

Principal Investigator

Hailiang Dong

Project type

Exploratory Research

Past studies have shown that certain subsurface bacteria are capable of utilizing oxidized forms of metals as electron acceptors, coupled with oxidation of organic matter. Most studies have focused…

Nanoscale Investigation of Microbial Role in Promoting the Smectite to Illite Transformation

Lead Institution

Miami University

Principal Investigator

Hailiang Dong

Project type

Exploratory Research

Smectite-illite interstratified clay minerals are ubiquitous in sedimentary basins. The smectite to illite transformation is linked to the maturation, migration and trapping of hydrocarbons, the…

Characterization and method development for back-end of the line wafer processing concepts

Lead Institution

LAM Research Corporation

Principal Investigator

Diane Hymes

Project type

Exploratory Research

Advanced concepts in back end of the line (BEOL) wafer processing are necessary to push semiconductor technology beyond the 90-nm node. Characterization of chips in this regime and for these…

Characterization and method development for back-end of the line wafer processing concepts

Lead Institution

LAM Research Corporation

Principal Investigator

Diane Hymes

Project type

Exploratory Research

Advanced concepts in back end of the line (BEOL) wafer processing are necessary to push semiconductor technology beyond the 90-nm node. Characterization of chips in this regime and for these…

Fabrication of Nanoelectrode Array base on Aligned Carbon Nanotube

Lead Institution

Boston College

Principal Investigator

Yi Tu

Project type

Exploratory Research

We have synthesized the carbon nanotube array on conducting substrates at Boston College. We need to use electrochemical instrument and SEM at EMSL to evaluate the property of carbon nanotubes for…

Alpha Project

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Camp

Project type

Exploratory Research

The Alpha Project employs a multidisciplinary approach that focuses on the prediction of quantitative events in a biological system through the investigation of functional genomics in combination…

NCI-III

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

David Camp

Project type

Exploratory Research

The first phase of this project focuses on following 5 specific milestones agreed to by the review committee. Scientific milestone 1: Demonstrate the ability to process and analyze soluble stable…

Oxidation studies of coatings for interconnect plates in solid oxide fuel cells

Lead Institution

Montana State University

Principal Investigator

Richard Smith

Project type

Exploratory Research

The goal of this project is to determine the feasibility of using the large-area filtered arc plasma source ion deposition (FAPSID) technology for the production of corrosion-resistant bipolar plates…